More than 500 pupils, students and teacher-researchers from schools in Île-de-France and Reims, as well as many French schools abroad, presented the results of their mathematics work carried out during the school year.
Accompanied by their teachers Mme Caruyer and Mr Bourgeois, the students experienced an extraordinary immersion in the world of mathematical research. Since October, these students have committed every Friday to the Math en Jeans workshop, enthusiastically supervised by Mr Morales and Mr Bourgeois, and in connection with two researchers from the University of Duisburg-Essen. The objective: to carry out genuine research work in small groups on open-ended problems, then to present their approach and results during the congress. Through amphitheatre presentations and forum booths, the students embodied the role of young researchers confronted with the demands of scientific communication, rigour and also collaborative work.
The congress was punctuated by high-level lectures (notably on population estimation or distances within the solar system), exchanges with researchers, and even an improvisation show. Little free time, but plenty of intellectual stimulation!
Participating in this type of event goes far beyond the classical teaching of mathematics. The students developed essential skills: public speaking, critical thinking, teamwork, stress management. It is also a tremendous opportunity to discover scientific research, to combat gender stereotypes and to envisage with ambition a future career in the sciences.
The Math en Jeans workshop is a pillar of LfiSV’s scientific outreach. Thanks to the investment of the mathematics teachers, it allows students to appropriate the discipline differently – in a spirit of exploration, creativity and collaboration.
We salute their commitment, their rigour and their curiosity, and we look forward to continuing this promising dynamic in future editions.
